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Company that used chinese made flooring that cause cancer.
Lumber liquidators is a u s.
The epa and osha had to step in to set.
The flooring was made in china and sold by lumber liquidators.
Chinese made laminate flooring sold by retailer lumber liquidators contains up to 20 times more cancer causing formaldehyde than regulatory standards permit a california lawyer claims.
But the company had made 13 9 million from such sales since january 2015 prosecutors said when.
Lumber liquidators recall to test program involves only laminate flooring the company sourced from china and sold between february 2012 and may 2015 when the company stopped selling it.
Company but much of its laminate flooring is made in china and as we discovered during our investigation may fail to meet health and safety standards because it.
To put these numbers into perspective the american cancer society estimates that up to 50 000 of every 100 000 people may develop cancer from all causes over their lifetimes.
Other laminate flooring made in china were not evaluated.
It is very resilient and can last up to 30 40 years.
I have laminate flooring made in china in my home.
Are we safe to stay in our home.
The american cancer society estimates that up to 50 000 of every 100 000 people may develop cancer from all causes over their.
To a very rare type of liver cancer.
Vinyl on the other hand is a petroleum based synthetic product made from polyvinyl chloride pvc resin along with additives such as plasticizers stabilizers.
During 2012 2014 by lumber liquidators were evaluated by cdc and atsdr.
Linoleum flooring is made from all natural and biodegradable materials including linseed oil cork dust pine resin and wood flour.
Just a few days later lumber liquidators stopped selling all chinese laminate flooring.
Only certain types of laminate flooring made in china and that were sold in the u s.
A 60 minutes investigation tested several lumber liquidator chinese made laminate flooring products and found that nearly all of the samples contained high levels of formaldehyde a chemical that may cause a host of health problems including respiratory issues and cancer.